"Do you want a brother or a sister?" Marian Eaton asked.

Fermin placed his hand on her belly and thought for a moment. "A sister."

Marian laughed, "Smart boy, knowing it's a girl before she's even born."

Bert walked over, concerned about her health.

Marian asked, "What should we name your sister?"

"Liza." Fermin crouched down, pressing his ear to Marian's belly.

He closed his eyes and whispered, "She's my long-awaited little sister."

His thoughts drifted back to the present.

Fermin remembered the warmth of that dream, but he also knew how cruel reality

was.

He hadn't been lost in that dream because there were more important things to take care of.

sleeping Liza, carefully removed the face

left the lamp on. Liza

his smile faded, replaced

stood nervously by the

on Liza. Don't let

"Yes, sir."

and walked toward the dark end

of their plan

series of medical records surfaced

the Houston

along with tags

Marion and Debra's wedding. They broke down his micro-expressions, claiming they were proof of his congenital emotional detachment. Every reaction he made was an unconscious

speculate why Marion had chosen to marry

encounter to their grand, fairy-tale wedding seemed to be

noon, the news had spread like wildfire. People in both Seamar City and

kept calling Debra, and so

answer any. As night fell, she

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